Aug 24, 2026 · 52 min · 15 segments
The GM Shuffle presented by DraftKings and VSiN returns with a loaded episode covering the biggest NFL storylines heading into the final week of the preseason. Hosts Femi Abebefe and former NFL…
Marty HurneyHost
Femi AbebefeHost
I mean, you're, you're driving down the highway, you think you got it all figured out, and all of a sudden they send you down a dirt road, you know, a bumpy dirt road, and then they bring you back to the highway.
I thought all along Deshaun Watson was gonna be the starter, um, for several reasons, and we'll go into, to some of them in, in depth.
And then the post-game comments, uh, about the fans booing, even though Todd Monken came out and said, "I'm not gonna take that into consideration," I, you, you just always wonder because I think when players make comments, especially about fans, owners tend to get involved.
But really what Todd Monken's concerned about is what that locker room thinks, what that, that meeting room thinks when he stands up and makes the announcement.
And I think right now, y- you know, in order for Shador to win the job, he had to win it decisively.
So you go with the experience of Deshaun Watson, and plus they were kind of locked in.
We, we were talking, um, before we came on, Femi, that the salary cap situation really prevented the Browns from releasing Deshaun Watson this year.
... he's, he's on the books for 40 plus million in, uh, this year, and then he's on the books for 87 million next year in 2027, guaranteed.
If they can wait until after the season and they decide to part ways, they can make him a June 1, 1st cut and split that 87 up over '27 and '28 in half, so it's 40 each year.
Teams are doing that more and more because with the cap going up every year, the more you can push your dead money back, it lessens the percentage of your total cap.
There's so many layers to this Deshaun Watson thing, and I, I want to get into the salary cap stuff, but I want to get to the comments first because you've been a general manager for a long time in the National Football League.
You are understanding what Andrew Berry, the Cleveland Browns general manager, is going through right now when after the game Saturday afternoon, Deshaun Watson says, uh...
I mean, you're, you're driving down the highway, you think you got it all figured out, and all of a sudden they send you down a dirt road, you know, a bumpy dirt road, and then they bring you back to the highway.
I thought all along Deshaun Watson was gonna be the starter, um, for several reasons, and we'll go into, to some of them in, in depth.
And then the post-game comments, uh, about the fans booing, even though Todd Monken came out and said, "I'm not gonna take that into consideration," I, you, you just always wonder because I think when players make comments, especially about fans, owners tend to get involved.
But really what Todd Monken's concerned about is what that locker room thinks, what that, that meeting room thinks when he stands up and makes the announcement.
And I think right now, y- you know, in order for Shador to win the job, he had to win it decisively.
So you go with the experience of Deshaun Watson, and plus they were kind of locked in.
We, we were talking, um, before we came on, Femi, that the salary cap situation really prevented the Browns from releasing Deshaun Watson this year.
... he's, he's on the books for 40 plus million in, uh, this year, and then he's on the books for 87 million next year in 2027, guaranteed.
If they can wait until after the season and they decide to part ways, they can make him a June 1, 1st cut and split that 87 up over '27 and '28 in half, so it's 40 each year.
Teams are doing that more and more because with the cap going up every year, the more you can push your dead money back, it lessens the percentage of your total cap.
There's so many layers to this Deshaun Watson thing, and I, I want to get into the salary cap stuff, but I want to get to the comments first because you've been a general manager for a long time in the National Football League.
You are understanding what Andrew Berry, the Cleveland Browns general manager, is going through right now when after the game Saturday afternoon, Deshaun Watson says, uh...
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